Today's Slate

NFL · 1 game — Watch: Buffalo Bills at Los Angeles Rams, 8:15 ET

MLB · 2 games — Watch: Los Angeles Dodgers at Milwaukee Brewers, 5:00 ET

NHL · 3 games — Watch: Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres, 1:00 ET

NFL
 
Game of the Day

Buffalo Bills at Los Angeles Rams · 8:15 ET

SoFi Stadium · Market: LAR -3.5, total 54.5

Win probability
Buffalo Bills · 40%60% · Los Angeles Rams
  

Buffalo arrives at SoFi off a loss to New England that left the Patriots one result from the AFC East lead, and the model's biggest individual lean in this game sits on the other sideline: Puka Nacua is projected for the largest receiving night on either roster, well clear of Davante Adams. For the Bills, the pass-catcher to watch is tight end Dalton Kincaid, projected ahead of every Buffalo wideout.

TeamPASSRUSHREC
BUFAllen 248.4Cook III 76.6Kincaid 55.6
LARStafford 282.3Williams 69.4Nacua 94.0
Fantasy Projections
#QuarterbacksPROJ
1Josh AllenBUF24.2
2Matthew StaffordLAR20.2
#FlexPROJ
1Puka NacuaLAR23.0
2Kyren WilliamsLAR19.1
3James Cook IIIBUF17.0
4Davante AdamsLAR14.9
5Dalton KincaidBUF13.6
Prop of the Day
Puka Nacua — receptions
Optimal projection
7.3
Market line
7.5
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The Full Board
MatchupTime ETLineTotalWin %
BUF @ LAR8:15LAR -3.554.5LAR 60.0%
MLB
 
Game of the Day

Los Angeles Dodgers at Milwaukee Brewers · 5:00 ET

American Family Field · Market: LAD -137, total 7.5

Win probability
Milwaukee Brewers · 44%56% · Los Angeles Dodgers
  

Game 2 of the NLCS puts Yoshinobu Yamamoto against Logan Henderson in Milwaukee, and the strikeout gap is the story: Yamamoto is projected for a deeper start and far more swing-and-miss, with a ceiling that reaches double-digit strikeouts. Henderson's range tops out well below that, so if the Brewers are going to level the series, they will need to do it by putting the ball in play.

TeamPitcherIPKR
LADYamamoto6.06.62.0
MILHenderson5.15.52.0

Top bats — projected Hits + Runs + RBIs

Team#1#2#3
LADBetts 1.4Ohtani 1.3Freeman 1.2
MILChourio 1.4Contreras 1.1Yelich 1.0
Fantasy Projections
#PitchersPROJ
1Yoshinobu YamamotoLAD20.4
2Drew RasmussenTB18.7
3Logan HendersonMIL16.0
4Foster GriffinCLE10.5
#HittersPROJ
1Jose RamirezCLE9.4
2Yandy DiazTB9.1
3Junior CamineroTB8.5
4Jackson ChourioMIL8.5
5Chandler SimpsonTB8.4
Prop of the Day
Yandy Diaz — hits
Optimal projection
1.2
Market line
1.5
The Full Board
MatchupTime ETLineTotalWin %
LAD @ MIL5:00LAD -1377.5LAD 55.7%
CLE @ TB8:00TB -1627TB 60.0%
NHL
 
Game of the Day

Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres · 1:00 ET

KeyBank Center · Market: BUF -109, total 6.5

Win probability
Florida Panthers · 50%50% · Buffalo Sabres
  

Tage Thompson carries the highest shot ceiling in the building, and he is one of the few Sabres projected for a point. On the Florida side the shots run through Brady and Matthew Tkachuk, both projected for a steady workload on goal.

TeamPTSSOGBlocks
FLATkachuk 1.0Tkachuk 3.0—
BUFQuinn 1.0Quinn 3.0—
Fantasy Projections
#SkatersPROJ
1Jack HughesNJD13.4
2Jack EichelVGK12.8
3Tage ThompsonBUF12.2
4Matt BoldyMIN11.9
5Kirill KaprizovMIN11.8
Prop of the Day
Jack Hughes — shots on goal
Optimal projection
3.5
Market line
3.5
The Full Board
MatchupTime ETLineTotalWin %
FLA @ BUF1:00BUF -1096.5BUF 50.2%
OTT @ NJD7:00NJD -1315.5NJD 54.5%
VGK @ MIN8:00MIN -1125.5MIN 50.8%
Also on Deck
Soccer

Four matches across three leagues today — two in Serie A, one each in La Liga and the Premier League, where Coventry host Newcastle.

Premier League · 3:00 PM ET
Draw · 27%Coventry · 29%44% · Newcastle
   
Tennis

Seven matches on the tennis board: six in Wuhan and one in Shanghai, where Tommy Paul meets Valentin Vacherot.

ATP Shanghai · Round Of 32 · Best of 3 · 8:20 AM ET
Valentin Vacherot · 40%60% · Tommy Paul
  
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